We collect and analyze foreign intelligence and conduct covert action. The central intelligence agency (cia / ˌsiː.aɪˈeɪ /) is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the united states tasked with advancing national security through collecting and analyzing intelligence from around the world and conducting covert operations. Central intelligence agency (cia), principal foreign intelligence and counterintelligence agency of the u.s Formally created in 1947, the central intelligence agency (cia) grew out of the world war ii office of strategic services (oss). The central intelligence agency (cia) collects, evaluates, and disseminates vital information on economic, military, political, scientific, and other developments abroad to safeguard national security. The central intelligence agency (cia) was created in 1947 with the signing of the national security act by president harry s
The director of the central intelligence agency (dcia) serves as the head of the cia and reports to the director of national intelligence. The cia is a u.s Government agency that provides objective intelligence on foreign countries and global issues to the president, the national security council, and other policymakers to help them make national security decisions. The central intelligence agency (cia) is an independent foreign intelligence agency Its primary mission is to collect, analyze, and disseminate information to the president and other policymakers to help safeguard national security. At the close of world war ii, the us government identified a need for a group to coordinate intelligence efforts
The cia, or central intelligence agency, is the u.s Government agency tasked primarily with gathering intelligence and international security information from foreign countries. Our mission is straightforward but critical
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